Janny

Janny Meaning & Origin

About Janny
The surname Janny is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Jan, which is the Dutch form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jan. The name Jan itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Janny can be interpreted to mean "son of Jan" or "descendant of Jan."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Janny is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Janny: 134
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 127,494
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Janny based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Janny is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JN
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AE1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/janny*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JN', 'AN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Janny in Braille

Here's how to represent Janny in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Janny in braille

How to sign the name Janny using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Janny using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Janny in sign language

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